Thankful

There are some days where I am so thankful. I hope you feel the same way I do...that is all ;)

Relined.

I came home from work today ad found the greatest surprise...my mom and dad had redone my pond! Before my parents did this it could have honestly been called a swamp! Now my frogs and fish are swimming around the clear waters in their "happy haven" :) (I couldn't help myself!)

It's random acts of kindness,like this, that make me keep myself in check. I am so blessed to have parents and family who would do anything for another. I really couldn't ask for more! Now it's time to PAY IT FORWARD!

Out and about.

I don't know if it's the last days of summer or the beautiful weather but I can't stand to be in my house! Liam and I go from park to park to being outside in the yard. We play and play and play until he can't keep his eyes open anymore. I am loving every second of it. It's been so much fun this summer to watch him grow. I feel like everyday there is a new challenge and everyday he conquers the quest. It makes me sad to see school buses driving around and school zone signs obnoxiously flashing. When those days come I will be very sad for the end of summer but as for now I can't wait to see what fall brings us :)

Vampires at the playground

I was at the park yesterday with Liam and ran into an old high school friend and her two year old son. After about 30 minutes (of some hard play) Liam was screaming with the evidence of a whooping bite mark on his arm! The first thought that came to my mind was to kick that little 2 year old's booty down the tube slide...but after some careful consideration and a little thought I was just happy that Liam wasn't the biter!

These things happen with toddlers and I completely understand. I can't even imagine not being able to fully communicate! Liam's tears were gone before we knew it and of course he got a huge cookie to make up for it ;)

I'm BAAAACK!

Well hello again stranger! It's been too long. I have truly missed blogging but I knew I didn't want to come back until I could truly commit myself.

The other day I was rolling around the floor with Liam and felt this overwhelming sense of happiness. I have always known how lucky I am but at that moment I really felt it. Like in my soul. I know it sounds strange but do you know where I am coming from?? One of those moments where you just need to sit there and soak it all in and say a little "thank you" for everything you have. I am so lucky to have the life I have been given and I can't wait to keep writing about the craziness that's comes with it!

Hello, My Name Is Mama

Liam has had a cold for the past week and I think rather than sitting in and waiting for it to go away my solution is to unconsciously wipe his nose every minute and keep going because if we stop we might have time to catch a breath and admit he has a cold. I hate used to hate going out to the stores and seeing snotty nosed kids poking around in the produce isle but lately my standards are slowing dropping. I now feel for the mom toting around a cold stricken kid at the grocery not because the child is sick (yes,yes, I feel sorry for the child too) but because I know that mom was probably up all night staring at the monitor making sure they didn't have a coughing fit and/or has had that child hanging from their pants whining all day and still has to go home and make dinner. I think we rarely ever give ourselves credit. WE DO A LOT. I just heard that the average stay at home mom works about 95 hours a week and I completely believe that. When is the last time you just turned yourself off?! Even when you do go out on a girls night, you know that at one point you are secretly in the bathroom stall texting the hubby to see how the homestead is hanging on. They created Mother's day for a reason and it's about time we give ourselves some credit!Take time to get that pedi you have been dreaming about! You deserve it! Have a glass of wine...hell, have two! (or in my case 3 ;)) So cheers to all of the mama's out there. This is your week! Celebrate it! You earned it!!

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I have writer's block...I want to write, I really do. There are tons of things I could tell you about...the "Derby Party" my in-laws held, the supermoon bonfire we had after, our "Sunday Funday", my photoshoot of my friends sweet baby with my sister in law. ( check it out on her Facebook page Ashley Rose Photography ...picture below :)) But for some reason, I have nothing to say about it...don't get me wrong, it was a great weekend, consistently moving, always entertaining and even surprising but I can't find the ability to type it out. I hope that after this week goes by my passion for blogging will be found again. I will soon become a single mom for about 75% of a 3plus month time frame. Believe me, I will have plenty to brag and B@#$% about!

See ya tomorrow...hopefully with something interesting ;)